1. 2025-12. Negotiating Gender Equality among Pakistani Bahá'ís: A Qualitative Study. Saleha, Ayesha Zaka, Humaira Tehsin. — Explores how Pakistani Baha’is negotiate religious ideals of gender equality within everyday life,...
2. 2025-10-10. Developmental Model for Religion, A: A Bahá'í Philosophy and Social Theory. Behrooz Sabet, Filip Boicu. — A review of Baha’i scholarship and philosophy within the historical evolution of religion, accompa...
3. 2025-09-29. Rebalancing Knowledge: An Informal Dialogue on the Crisis and Promise of Social Sciences. Behrooz Sabet, Filip Boicu. — The social sciences still lean on reductionist models. They need to be integrated into a broader fra...
4. 2025-09. Principled Engagement: The Bahá'í Community of Iran's Approach to Social Change. Iqan Shahidi. — Analyzes the Iranian Baha’i community’s principled, non-adversarial engagement in social change,...
5. 2025. Bahá'í Work as Worship, Prayer as Practice: Chapter 15. Deborah Clark Vance. — Religion is logical and progressive; it moves humanity closer to a unified world; human reality is o...
6. 2024-04-22. Sacred spaces and secular visions in the Bahá'í Holy Gardens. Elizabeth Kostina. — Exploring the interplay between religious practice and heritage tourism at the Baha’i Holy Gardens...
7. 2024. Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran, A Socio-Legal Analysis by Sajjad Adeliyan Tous and James T. Richardson: Review. Christopher Buck.
8. 2023-01-17. Crisis of Identity, The. Shahrzad Sabet. — Exploring how the Baha’i principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractabl...
9. 2023-01-16. Modernity as an Age of Transition. Benjamin Schewel. — Modernity reconceptualized as a period of humanity’s collective adolescence; origins of the modern...
10. 2023. From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States. Naghme Naseri Morlock. — The denial of a national identity of Baha'is in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differ...
11. 2022. Abdu'l‐Bahá y la cuestión racial. Amin E. Egea (published as Amin E. Egea Farzannejad). — Pese a compartir objetivos comunes, la perspectiva sobre la armonia racial del lider de la religión...
12. 2022. Género y catolicismo: Concepciones y realidades de practicantes del catolicismo referente a la pluralidad del género. Patricia de Luna Garcia, Rodrigo Vazquez Canales. — Relaciónes entre el ser un practicante del catolicismo y la apertura a la pluralidad de género. La...
13. 2022. Architectures of Thinking, The. Jordi Vallverdu Segura, Josuke Nakano. — Sacred architectures play a role in shaping cognition — which results from the relationships betw...
14. 2022. Importancia de las Escrituras en la Ética Laboral Protestante. Saul Palacios. — La ética laboral protestante (PWE) se fundamentaba en un fuerte componente. La PWE ya no esta únic...
15. 2022. Religious Extremism in a Multifaceted Context. Alkhaldy Ayman, Alhrahshehr Rakan. — Deconstruction of the word "extreme" in religious perspectives; proposal for a complete framework en...
16. 2020. Crisis and the Power of an Inclusive Historical Consciousness: Progressing from Delusional Habits to Dynamic Freedom. Todd Smith. — On delusional ways of thinking: the habits of totalizing reality vs. fragmenting reality. These lead...
17. 2020. Membership, Joining and Leaving Religious Movements and Organizations. Peter Smith. — Reflections from the perspective of sociology of religion on belonging, joining, and leaving a faith...
18. 2019-09. Worldview and the Laws of the Bayán. Nader Saiedi. — Explores the Persian Bayan's spiritual worldview and laws through four talks, offering insights into...
19. 2019-05. Replacing the Sword with the Word: Bahá'u'lláh's Concept of Peace. Nader Saiedi. — The writings of Baha'u'llah reconstruct foundational concepts such as mysticism, religion, and socia...
20. 2019-03. Peter Berger's Early Work on Bahá'í Studies. Peter Smith.
21. 2019. Social Affinity Flow Theory: A New Understanding of Both Human Interaction and the Power of the Baha'i Training Institute Process. Christopher G. Gourdine, Justin R. Edgren, Thomas L. Trice, Joseph N. Zlatic. — On a new explanation of social rifts prevalent in many societies today as well as constructive effor...
22. 2019. Writings of the Báb: Lecture Series at the Norwegian Summer School. Nader Saiedi. — On topics including the concept of God; Manifestations of God; Day of Resurrection, heaven and hell;...
23. 2018. Bahá'u'lláh and Peace: A Series of Four Talks. Nader Saiedi. — Talks at the Santa Monica Baha’i Center in California on four areas within the context of Baha'u'l...
24. 2017-2020. List of Articles by Nader Saiedi on BahaiTeachings.org. Nader Saiedi. — Links to 40 essays about Baha'i teachings on spiritual unity, justice, freedom, democracy, and globa...
25. 2017. Race and Racism: Perspectives from Bahá'í Theology and Critical Sociology. Matthew W. Hughey. — Review of the concepts of race and racism based on social scientific understanding, in order to bett...
26. 2017. Seeking Light in the Darkness of "Race". Jamar M. Wheeler. — A historical sketch of how race concepts evolved, with analysis at macro and micro levels of society...
27. 2017. Bahá'í Faith and the Construction of Social Reality: How do Bahá'ís Translate the Word of God into Practice?. Shahla Mehrgani. — This project takes a constructionist approach, using a case study of the Baha'is of Sheffield U.K. a...
28. 2015-04. Identity and the Spiritual Journey in the Badi Calendar. Nader Saiedi. — A 99-minute talk on various aspects of the nature and history of the Baha'i calendar.
29. 2015. Mikhail Sergeev, Theory of Religious Cycles: Tradition, Modernity and the Bahá'í Faith: Review. Benjamin Olshin.
30. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola...
31. 2011. К вопросу о типологии и классификации веры бахаи (On the Issue of Typology and Classification of the Bahá'í Faith). Oleg Kyselov. — An attempt to classify the Baha'i Faith from a perspective of the sociology of religion and Marxism.
32. 2010-05. Bahá'ísm: History, Transfiguration, Doxa. Hutan Hejazi Martinez. — An outsider's view of the role of ideologies in a postmodern era, focusing on Baha'i history, conver...
33. 2009. Unity in Diversity: Toward a Correlation of the Bahá'í Perspective with Current Empirical Findings in the Social Science Literature. Ismael Velasco. — The Baha'i community has much to learn from, and contribute to, the efforts of psychologists, sociol...
34. 2009. Enacting Thought: Divine Will, Human Agency, and the Possibility of Justice. Holly Hanson. — Societies evolve through generations of human decision making. Using the examples of 300 years of po...
35. 2008 Fall. New Skin For An Old Drum, A: Changing Contexts of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá'í Storytelling. Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). — On the construction of the religious self through the storytelling processes of Yukon Aboriginal Bah...
36. 2008. Permanence of Change, The: Contemporary Sociological and Bahá'í Perspectives. Hoda Mahmoudi. — Sociohistorical changes of the Axial Age and the Renaissance, sociological views on modernity and it...
37. 2008. Emergence from Obscurity: The Journey of Sociology in the Bahá'í Community. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — The field of sociology and the Baha’i Faith share important principles and both challenge widely-h...
38. 2006. Citizens of the World: A History and Sociology of the Bahá'ís from a Globalisation Perspective. Margit Warburg. — Front-matter, Chapter One, and part of Chapter Two "Approaches to Babi and Baha'i Studies," as provi...
39. 2005. One Common Faith. Universal House of Justice. — Examines humanity’s spiritual crisis, critiques materialism and religious division, and affirms re...
40. 2005. Thinking Through Images: Kastom and the Coming of the Baha'is to Northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Graeme Were. — Anthropological study on the Baha'i Faith in the Nalik area of New Ireland, New Guinea, especially t...
41. 2004-09-22. Bahá'í Faith and Its Relationship to Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, The: A Brief History. Adam Berry. — Baha'i history in Iran and America; relationship with Christian missionaries in Iran and Christian c...
42. 2004. Bahá'í Ethics: Answers to 55 Questions Submitted by Arthur Dobrin. Dianne Bradford, Fiona Missaghian, Udo Schaefer, Robert Stockman, Jonah Winters, comp. . — Answers to questions submitted in preparation for a source book in religious ethics for a college co...
43. 2004. Bahá'í Faith in the West, The: A Survey. Peter Smith. — General account of the development and expansion of the Faith in Europe and North America 1894-1994,...
44. 2003-09. Social Justice, Wealth Equity and Gender Equality: Bahá'ís and non-Bahá'ís of Alberta. Leslie William Kuzyk. — Baha'i theology takes distinctive positions on wealth distribution and gender equality. These issues...
45. 2003. Intimate Diversity: The Presentation of Multiculturalism and Multiracialism in a High-Boundary Religious Movement. Kathleen Jenkins. — On the construction and maintenance of multiracial/ethnic networks in religious movements, through a...
46. 2002/2003 Winter. Same Yet Different, The: Creating Unity Among the Diverse Members of the Bahá'í Faith. Deborah Clark Vance. — A study of the process by which people form a unified community from diverse cultures based on inter...
47. 2002-05. Same Yet Different, The: Bahá'í Perspectives on Achieving Unity out of Difference. Deborah Clark Vance. — Based on in-depth interviews with members of the Baha’i Faith [in the USA] to uncover a descriptio...
48. 2002. Millennialism in Modern Iranian History. Juan Cole. — Religions in Iran have been volatile and evolving, from a tool of the establishment to representing ...
49. 2001-04. New Religious System for Contemporary Society. Peter Beyer. — On scholarship and categories of religions in the global society, religion as a function system, and...
50. 2000. Challenge of Change for the Chinese in Southeast Asia, The. Yin Hong Shuen. — Chinese Baha'is in some Asian countries are a microcosm of Chinese people in this region. An email s...
51. 2000. Introduction to Abdu'l-Baha's The Secret of Divine Civilization, An. Nader Saiedi. — 'Abdu'l-Baha's The Secret of Divine Civilization in the context of the Iranian social and political ...
52. 2000. Religious Foundations of Civil Society, The. Wendy M. Heller. — A Baha'i perspective on the loss of a transcendent ethical basis as a central problem of modern soci...
53. 1998-11. Routinization of Charisma?, The: Some Comments on “Motif Messianique et Processus Social dans le Bahá'ísme”. Peter Smith. — Discussion of sociologist Peter Berger and themes from his dissertation "From Sect to Church: A Soci...
54. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
55. 1998. Bibliography of sociological or anthropological studies on the contemporary Baha'i Community. Will C. van den Hoonaard, comp. — Current only through 1998.
56. 1998. Preliminary Survey of the Bahá'í Community of Iran during the Nineteenth Century, A. Moojan Momen. — On the early growth and consolidation of the Baha'i community in Iran; its membership and social and...
57. 1997. Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology. Juan Cole. — The idea of liberation and equality is central to Baha'i theology; the poor in the 19th century Midd...
58. 1997. Night as Frontier: Some Implications for the Bahá'í Community. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — Sociological effects of night-shift employment and the nocturnal populace.
59. 1996. Bahá'í Community of Canada, The: A Case Study in the Transplantation of Non-Western Religious Movements to Western Societies. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — The origins and early life of the Baha'i community in Canada as a sociological case study in the tra...
60. 1996. Three Ages of Man, The: Are They Integrated?. Viva Rodwell. — Childhood, adulthood, old age, and family integration in contemporary culture.
61. 1993-06-22. Social Adaptation of Marginal Religious Movements in America, The. Bryan F. Le Beau. — Processes of interaction between Marginal Religious Movements and their social environments; adaptiv...
62. 1992. Community Histories. Richard Hollinger, ed. — Essay on the diversity of Western Baha'i communities, followed by six histories of selected local co...
63. 1991. "Evolution of Reality," by George Land: Commentary. Tony Michel.
64. 1991. Importance of Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith [1991 republication], The. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi.
65. 1989. "The Role of Material Goods in Spiritual Development," by Lin Poyer: Commentary. Will C. van den Hoonaard.
66. 1989. Role of Material Goods in Spiritual Development, The. Lin Poyer. — On the challenge to develop creative, satisfying ways to live within a mass production/mass consumpt...
67. 1988. The Bábí and Bahá'í Religions: From Messianic Shi'ism to World Religion, by Peter Smith: Review. Jack McLean.
68. 1988. Phoenix and the Ashes: The Bahá'í Faith and the Modern Apocalypse, by Geoffrey Nash: Review. John Huddleston. — 19th-century optimism, disillusionment with contemporary society, philosophy of history, political t...
69. 1987. Marxism, Human Nature, and Society. Laurie E. Adkin. — On Marxism, human nature, alienatation and emancipation, and feminism. No mention of the Baha'i Fait...
70. 1987. Question of Gender, A: A Forum on the Status of Men in Bahá'í Law. Susan Maneck (published as Susan Stiles Maneck), Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani, R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram, Anthony Lee. — Six authors address issues of theology, sociology, law, inheritance, equality, the Kitab-i-Aqdas, ma...
71. 1987. Human Nature and Human Society: A Bahá'í Viewpoint. William S. Hatcher. — Introduction to the Baha'i understanding of human beings and social structures.
72. 1986. Religion and Family Planning in Contemporary Iran. Mehri Samandari Jensen (published as Mehri Samandari Jensen). — Why Muslims in Iran have a higher birthrate than Christians; the relationship between religion and b...
73. 1986. In Iran. Peter Smith, ed. — Essays on Babi-Baha'i history, sociology, and theology in Iran.
74. 1986. Babi Movement, The: A Resource Mobilization Perspective. Peter Smith, Moojan Momen. — Babism from a sociological standpoint, esp. the place of the Babis in their contemporary cultural an...
75. 1984. Life Crises among the Religiously Committed: Do Sectarian Differences Matter?. Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh, Kathe Richman, Janet Saltzman Chafetz. — Study of Catholic Charismatics, Christian Scientists, and Baha'is, in terms of their perceptions of ...
76. 1983. Social Basis of the Bábí Upheavals in Iran (1848-1853): A Preliminary Analysis. Moojan Momen. — In the mid-19th century, Iran was shaken by unrest caused by the Babi movement, which set off a chai...
77. 1982-2023. Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History / Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í Religions: List of volumes. Anthony Lee, ed. — List of all 23 volumes in the SBBH / SBBR series from Kalimat Press.
78. 1973 Summer. ‘Irfán, Gnosis, or Mystical Knowledge. Jalil Mahmoudi. — Explores ‘Irfan (gnosis) as mystical knowledge, contrasting empirical and rational forms, emphasiz...
79. 1967-06. Religious Behavior and Neuroticism, Spontaneity, and Worldmindedness. James J. Keene. — Baha'is were included in a broad survey of religious thoughts and actions, and their attitudes stati...
80. 1967 Fall. Institutionalization of Religion, The: A Sociological Analysis of Religion and Conflict. Jalil Mahmoudi. — The life cycle of a religion can be classified into different phases or stages, such as "cult, sect,...
81. 1967 Autumn. Bahá'í World Faith: Redefinition of Religion. James J. Keene. — Baha'is consistently differ from Jews and Christians in the structure of their religious behavior an...
82. 1967. Unsuspected Effects of Religion on your Personality. James J. Keene. — Review of research reports in sociology and social psychology journals to analyse survey data from f...
83. 1954-06. From Sect to Church: A Sociological Interpretation of the Bahá'í Movement [excerpt]. Peter Ludwig Berger. — Early notable thesis by an eminent sociologist; first chapter only (for an assessment of Berger's wo...
84. 1919. Geschichte und Wahrheitsbeweise der Bahai-Religion (History and Evidence of Truth of the Bahá'í Faith). Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání, Wilhelm Herrigel, trans. . — Eine Einführung in die Bahai-Religion, die sich besonders an die Leserschaft aus westlichen Länder...
85. 1914-07. Bahá'ísm: A Study of a Contemporary Movement. Albert Ross Vail. — Scholarly analysis of the influence of the Baha'i Faith and the psychology of its followers.

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